About this event
The Cairns Marathon Festival returns to Cairns, Queensland, on Sunday, 11 July 2027, offering a range of events for runners and walkers of different ages and abilities.
Participants can choose from five distances: a 42.2-kilometre marathon, 21.1-kilometre half marathon, 10-kilometre run, 5-kilometre run or 2-kilometre event. The festival is designed to welcome everyone from experienced distance runners chasing a personal best to families and participants taking part for fitness, fun and the atmosphere.
The 5-kilometre walk follows a fast, flat single-loop course from Fogarty Park along the Cairns Esplanade, with both the start and finish at Fogarty Park. Families can also take part together, with timing designed to allow parents competing in longer events to return and complete the 5-kilometre walk with their children.
Course cut-off times apply across the programme, including six hours for the marathon, three hours for the half marathon, three hours for the 10-kilometre event, 70 minutes for the 5-kilometre event and 30 minutes for the 2-kilometre event. Roads are scheduled to reopen at midday, with interim checkpoints for the shorter events.
Set against Cairns’ tropical coastal setting, the festival combines organised road racing with a welcoming community atmosphere and provides an opportunity to experience the city while taking part in one of its major running events.
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